There's been a legal ruling that the Batmobile is a Character. Seem's to me...why not? Although when it comes to the Batmobile per se I dunno about that. I DO see how a vehicle can be Supportive Sidekick, a Contagonist, or an Antagonist (I think?). Plus it kinda permits other non-human items to be characters. And parts OF a human to be a character. Interesting. Here's a link to info about the court decision: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/9th_circuit_says_the_batmobile_is_a_copyrightable_character

Ooh, good point. Thx for pointing out that. I wasn't thinking in that manner. <thinking> "But, in 'Batman', the Batmobile's not so anthropomorphic. Then again, maybe it's just a matter of degree. Hm? Hm. "Christine', the horror film-the car's out to get 'em (or something, 'haven't seen it). So...a car can be an Antagonist-even if it's not super-animated. The Batmobile's a 'Supportive Sidekick'. You know, the Lone Ranger had 'Silver'. Wasn't 'Silver' performing the same function as the Batmobile? Silver WAS always there for the Lone Ranger. I guess so then!"